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Friday, April 1, 2011

HayWire

Sally tries really hard to teach me wire. The problem is me, not her. If you check out her blog (see sidebar: Wireworked), you will see what a beautiful and creative jewelry artist she is; and she is a great teacher, as her sold out classes prove. The problem is clearly me. The center pendant in this picture, I made back in the fall. I decided I would take what I learned in Sally's recent wire class and in the freedom of my own home, with no one watching, I would wow myself by making a ring to wear on my right hand. Well, the wire disc you see in this picture is my "ring". After a few days passed, I licked my wounds and used it to make this pendant. I made a couple more yesterday, after putting the first one out of my mind for several months. My family (aka: my biggest critics) love them, much to my surprise. My oldest did give me a few suggestions as to how to tweak it to make it better. I will try her suggestions in the next round and see how it looks. Not sure if these are winners or not. Just putting them out there.

3 comments:

I agree with Sally. Love the name. And the idea to use your "rings" in this way is genius. Proof that mistakes are just additional learning opportunities. My fav is the center one. IMHO, the wire works best with the beading. Good work!

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I bead, listen to music, drink coffee, bead, listen to music, eat, bead, listen to music, drink Manhattans, bead, listen to music, walk, bead, listen to music, read, bead, listen to music, and collect rocks. I lead a simple life and am just happy to be (ad) :-D